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Blog Post Number Eight

This Is How We Dream Part 1 and 2
Dr. Miller is amazing. This video explains the changes that are occuring with the way we "write" things. He loves books and always dreamed of a job centered around books. He says the changes are not Fundamental, but they are Incremental. We now use Laptops, Word Processing, and the Web for research.  One of the Incremental changes we have is that we now have books available in print or that are web based.  We are now able to share information infinitely. We can collaborate with text, image, and film. All of these things can be put together to bring the pst and the present together.
Part Two of the video talked about Where We Work. We now work in a Digital Environment. We have visual representations of things and developments. We now publish things to You Tube and many other websites, which speeds us publication. As Educators, we must share information freely. Dr. Miller also says that teachers must be inspired to learn new things and in order for us to accomplish these things, the pedagogy must be invented.
These were amazing videos. It shows us the way that technology can incoporate the past with the present. I see a time when books will not be available in print any longer. We must learn and become accustomed to these changes.


The Chipper Series and EDM 310 for Dummies
I remember the beginning of this semester and I felt so overwhelmed. I would like to make a video showing the different stages of my feelings through the course.
I have went through feeling overwhelmed,  to feeling like the more I got done, the less I had to do. I have also went through feeling as though it would never end. Now I am at the point where I can see the light and I feel as though I am about to accomplish something great.
I feel is students had a video showing all these different stages of feelings while going through this course, then they would know that it is really not that bad and that at some point there is a sense of accomplishment.

Learn to Change, Change to Learn
I was astonished when this video stated that Education was ranked below coal mining by the US Dept. of Commerce by the level of IT Intensiveness. That is bad. Where have we been and what are we doing to our kids?
The statement that kids are more stimulated outside school than in school is, unfortunately, a true statement. Like the video said, "Kids are big communicators through technology, but these things are banned in school. We have to make school more interesting. If technology is what the kids want, let's get it in the schools and keep our kids interested and in school.
As teachers, we need these resources. If we don't get them, then we are fighting a losing battle. This is about a community, not a building called a school. This is about our future. This video really got me fired up. We need something done to better our Education system and make the changes that need to be made.

Secret Powers of Time By: Philip Zambardo
This video discusses the way people are affected by time and where we live in the world. He states that there are 6 main time zones in the world. Two that focus on the past, two that focus on the present, and two that focus on the future. I had never in all my life thought of it that way, but as I watched this video, it put it all in perspective. Like, the South is more past oriented and the North is more Future oriented. When you think of it, it really is that way.
I was also surprised by that fact that he says, "Different countries and cities can be recognized by their Pace of Life." But if you think of New York City, you realize that it is so. When you think of it, where we live does effect how we view time and how we value it. Which in turn, effects the way we value our education.

Drive: The Surprising Truth About what Motivates Us  By: David Pink
I love these illustrated videos. This video talks about the different ways we are motivated and what motivates us more and less. For instance, we reward the good and punish the bad. He says that motivations are unbelievably interesting due to the fact that this is not always the case.
For simple tasks, higher pay equals better performance, but when the task is more difficult and creative, conceptual thinking is required then higher incentives lead to worse performance. But all in all, money is a motivator.
I am going to have to think about this video. It is a little hard for me to think of it that way. I am going to go back and watch it again.

I Love My PLN!!

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Before I started taking EDM 310, I had no idea what a PLN
was. When I was in school, it was just paper, books, and
chalkboards. Oh, and not to mention the typewriting class.
That was a waste of time.I have discovered just how handy a PLN can be.

I have been using Delicious for my PLN. I am using it to keep up with all of the various websites that I use for each of my classes. I have also been using for things that I take care of in my personal life such as, my banking websites. It has made things so much easier to have everything in one place at my disposal whenever I need it.

I plan to continue to use Delicious after this class and I even think I may try to figure out Symbaloo. I am so glad that I am taking this course and learning so many new things that I didn't even know were out there. I thought I was up to date when it came to technology, but I was proved wrong.

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Blog Post Number Seven-- Randy Paush's Last Lecture

Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
Randy Pausch taught a BVW (Build Virtual Worlds) course for 10 years. He then started the ETC program at Carnegie Mellon University. His partners name was Don. This video talks a lot about what they have accomplished, what it took to get there, the lessons learned along the way, and the progress that is still being made.

This lecture by Randy Pausch was one of the best I have ever heard. It was full of very useful advive, however, it was enjoyable too. You can tell right from the beginning that he is not your ordinary professor. He brings the "monkey" out of the closet in the very beginning. He tells everyone that he dies have 10 tumors on his liver and that his doctors (some of the best out there) have given him 3 to 6 months to live. With all of this, he seems very high spirited. This lecture was very touching and inspiring.

He talked about his childhood dreams. Things like, experiencing zero gravity and being Captain Kirk. He found ways to achieve a part of every one of his dreams. How he made those achievements and the lessons he learned it what he gives his advice from. He has "actually been there." He said he wasn't going to talk about cancer, family, spirituality or religion. He wanted to talk about Enabling the Dreams of Others and the Lessons Learned.
He played football as a child and one of the coaches asked him after he was ridden really hard at practice, "Coach was really hard on you today, huh?" When he answered, "yes", the coach said, "Good, when you are screwing up and no one says anything, it means they gave up on you." I never thought of it like that before, but that is very true.

"Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted", said Randy. That is an awesome way to look at failures. It means to keep your head up and never give up. He kept pushing until he got what he wanted. Even a job at Disney working on a secret Virtual Reality Product. He said when you hit a brick wall, it shows you how bad you want something. If you want it bad enough; you won't let failure stop you.

He also talked about "Head Fake" Learning. This is when you have a child who plays a sport. He says, "you don't actually want them to learn the sport, you want them to learn the lessons from it." Things like: teamwork, good sportmanship, honor, and integrity.  These are things he learned from Football and brought into his classroom. He taught his students these things with the projects they did.

I am going to make a list of some of the advice he gave. This is advice that I think he used with his students and the way he ran his class.
- Raise the bar.  When they reached one level he raised it higher because he believed in them.
- Show them how to help others achieve their dreams.
- Learn by Doing. (No Book Learning, Work In Groups)
- Make it Intense and Fun
- Use Feedback.

His ETC class and his partner have designed the ALICE program. It is a computer program that teaches Computer Programming. ALICE is his professional legacy. He said it is something that kids can use and have fun while learning. I think he wanted all his students to learn by having fun. Even if they were learning something extremely hard.  

Mr. Pausch then gives advice on How to Achieve and Lessons Learned. I will list them out for you. The reason I am listing all these points is because I think they are very important. It is advice that everyone can use.
- The roles of Parents, Mentors, and Students are important.
- Respect Authority while Questioning Them
- We Learn From Our Students
- HAVE FUN!! (Decide if you are Tigger or Eeyore)
- Never Lose the Childlike Wonders
- Help Others
- Loyalty is A Two Way Street
- Never Give Up

This lecture was full of wonderful advice. I could sit here and share what Randy Pausch said with you all day. However, I think everyone should watch this whole video. It is long, but so worth the time. It made a major impression on me. I hope that one day I can leave a legacy like that with the future adults of the world.